There is still little consensus on the effectiveness of business support policies. The empirical evaluation is complicated by the difficulty in achieving reliable identification. We analyse the impact of Law 488/92, the main Italian regional policy. We propose a new approach, named multiple...

There is still little consensus on the effectiveness of business support policies. The empirical evaluation is complicated by the difficulty in achieving reliable identification. We analyse the impact of Law 488/92, the main Italian regional policy. We propose a new approach, named multiple...

This essay examines the diffusion of growth poles in Italy. This means inquiring not only into the mechanisms of the forces of convergence and divergence but also, indeed primarily, into its geographical dimension, i.e. the spatial course of development. This aspect receives little emphasis in...